Syria, chemical weapons, and avoiding military intervention
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the decision by the British Parliament to refuse the endorsement of military action against Syria. Parliament upheld the principle that […]
Resolution against Drones
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) International Board, as a particular response to the initiative of the WILPF Sections in Pakistan, the United States, and the United […]
Statement from WILPF Democratic Republic of Congo to the CEDAW Committee
The proliferation and flow of small arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) feeds armed groups and accentuates the instances of sexual violence, criminality and insecurity. According to the […]
WILPF’s recommendations for the second Universal Periodic Review of Israel
Arms trade Poorly regulated or irresponsible arms transfers have a destabilizing effect on conflict regions. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and other conventional weapons fuels armed […]
Elimination and Prevention of all Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls
In March 2013, WILPF International and WILPFers from all around the world are participating in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional Commission of the United Nations […]
WILPF Resolution on Nuclear Weapons
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), meeting at the quadrennial Congress in San José, Costa Rica in August 2011, Opposed to the continuing existence, possession, testing, development, […]
WILPF Resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), meeting at the Quadrennial Congress in San José, Costa Rica in August 2011, Noting with distress that the global arms trade […]
‛You Get What You Pay For- Disarm for Human Rights’
Thank you, Mr President, The realization of human rights will depend upon a transformation of thinking on security; that is, a shift from a paradigm of security assured by military […]
Disarm to Ensure the Right to Food
Thank you, Chairperson, The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the focus which the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has put in his report on the […]
HRC15: Oral Statement on UPR on Sweden
Oral Statement UN Human Rights Council session 15 Item 6, Consideration of UPR reports, Sweden 22nd of September 2010 Mr Chairperson, Multiple Treaty Bodies have recommended the Swedish government […]